Free agent left-hander Jose Mijares was suspended 50 games without pay following a second positive test for a drug of abuse, the office of the commissioner of baseball announced on Tuesday, per HardballTalk.com.

Mijares was released by the Reds last week. He surrendered three earned runs on 5 1/3 innings this spring.

Reds center fielder Billy Hamiltontypically hits lead off in the batting order during the regular season. However, Monday, manager Bryan Price tried to change things up and moved Hamilton to seventh in the order, reports MLB.com.

"Well, I've moved everyone else this spring. ... I've had guys all over the board," Price said. "Having Billy hit further down in the lineup is just another option for us to see where we're best suited. It's not a shot at Billy. It's a shot at trying to see if we have a way of being more productive offensively."

Hamilton is hitting .179 in 39 spring training plate appearances with four RBI and six stolen bases.

"There definitely could be changes -- left-handed or right-handed starter," Price said. "I think what we hope to have is very similar personnel in our lineup on a daily basis, which we weren't able to have last year. That would bode well, and our bench players would know their roles, and I'd try to get them at-bats with periodic starts. For the most part, we have a fairly set regular lineup."